Matteo Salvini
He Saved Thousands of Lives in the Mediterranean. That Could Land Him in Jail for 20 Years.
Italy is waging a relentless campaign to stop the charity-run ships that are rescuing migrants.
Italy's Far-Right Interior Minister Wants to Send a Boat Full of Migrants Back to a War Zone
Matteo Salvini, an anti-immigration hardliner, vowed that their rescue ship would not be allowed to dock in his country’s ports.
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Europe's far-right populists fell short of predictions, but they still made significant gains in Brussels.
Europe Faces a Populist Takeover at the Next EU Election
The Brussels bubble is on a collision course with the part of Europe's electorate that hates it.
The far right is trying to make crucifixes mandatory across Italy
Christian symbols are having something of a comeback in Italy — but not because of a religious awakening.
How Italy's migrants are coping with Matteo Salvini's new purge
“Probably most people will be living on the street and that will result to them going to the hands of mafias that deal in drugs, into prostitution," said one migrant from Nigeria living in a center that recently closed.
“I did it, and I’d do it again,” says Italy’s Matteo Salvini about kidnapping migrants
"I risk three to 15 years in prison for blocking illegal landings in Italy. There are no words.”
Italy seized a migrant rescue ship for allegedly dumping toxic waste
“This latest attempt by the Italian authorities to stop humanitarian lifesaving search and rescue at any cost is sinister”
Steve Bannon's plot to disrupt Europe sounds pretty thin
“That’s why we say it’s just a club with four or five principles.”
Matteo Salvini wants to sue EU chief Juncker for being mean about Italy's economy
“I only talk to sober people who don't make comparisons that are neither here nor there. He should drink two glasses of water before opening his mouth."
The feud between Italy and France over migrants just got Biblical
“Mr Salvini today, he’s like Pontius Pilate. It’s obscene.”
France just refused to let a ship carrying 58 rescued migrants dock in Marseille
“For the moment, it’s no.”